Stability in chaos is difficult. Without it, people ride a rollercoaster of emotions that lead to panic and failure. Learn about the importance of stability in leadership, and how it impacts your teams.
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Author: Josh Stephens
Too busy to hire!
Leaders who are too busy to hire, aren’t thinking about things the right way. Here’s one of my stories about hiring when I was too busy to hire.
Continue readingCloud Strategy – Are You Really Leading?
Navigating a cloud strategy can be difficult. Finding a sherpa can be even more challenging. Learn more about my experience as I started down a major data & analytics cloud migration strategy.
Continue readingIsraeli Study Finds – Natural immunity is longer lasting and stronger against infection than two-dose vaccine-induced immunity
This review is of a recent study out of Israel comparing natural immunity with vaccinated immunity. The study found that natural immunity is significantly better.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Study Review – Necessity of COVID-19 vaccination in previously infected individuals
This is a breakdown of a recent Cleveland Clinic COVID-19 study comparing natural immunity with immunity based on vaccination.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Study Review – Outbreak including COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infection – Delta Variant
This is a review of a very recent study of a COVID Delta Variant outbreak in MA. Not many news sources wrote headlines on this one.
Continue readingCOVID-19 Study Review – Reduced Risk of Reinfection with Vaccine
A review of a recent COVID study. The Study was a retrospective case-control study of COVID reinfection rates based on a dataset out of Kentucky.
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Over the next few months, I’m planning to look at many of the latest COVID studies, breaking them down into layman’s terms and helping others understand what the studies actually mean.
Continue readingCandidate to Contractor – Avoiding Epic Fails
My first contractor hiring experience was not great. I remember vividly interviewing the candidate over the phone. They seemed like a perfect fit. I scheduled time for a couple of other team members to interview the candidate, and that went well too. I remember thinking, this candidate appears to be
Continue readingStatus Quo is too Risky to Change!
Page Contents Avoiding the Change Identifying the Change Personal Changes Work Changes Navigating the Change Step 1. Understand the problem or root cause Step 2. Brainstorm and vet the possible solutions Step 3. Communicate the intent Step 4. Refine the solution Step 5. Communicate the change Step 6. Implement the
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